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Ideas for Herodotus, George Boole and Oliver,A/Smiley,T

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4. Formal Logic / B. Propositional Logic PL / 1. Propositional Logic

8083	Boole applied normal algebra to logic, aiming at an algebra of thought [Boole, by Devlin]

7727	Boole's notation can represent syllogisms and propositional arguments, but not both at once [Boole, by Weiner]

4. Formal Logic / F. Set Theory ST / 3. Types of Set / b. Empty (Null) Set

14239

The empty set is usually derived from Separation, but it also seems to need Infinity [Oliver/Smiley]

14240

The empty set is something, not nothing! [Oliver/Smiley]

14241

We don't need the empty set to express non-existence, as there are other ways to do that [Oliver/Smiley]

14242

Maybe we can treat the empty set symbol as just meaning an empty term [Oliver/Smiley]

4. Formal Logic / F. Set Theory ST / 3. Types of Set / c. Unit (Singleton) Sets

14243

The unit set may be needed to express intersections that leave a single member [Oliver/Smiley]